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What was your reaction to the match and the last 10 minutes in particular?
In the last ten minutes, I only saw a few minutes because I went down and saw on TV. My reaction is that it's football. You should win the game, but if you have not scored and after conceding, what will you do? Nothing.
The most important thing is to recover our feelings. In the second half, I thought we dominated and played much better than Liverpool. Overall, I think we were better than Liverpool. Disappointed, very disappointed but hard to explain, but I'm proud of the performance, proud of the feeling we had lost against Southampton and Burnley.
I think we were talking a lot and we were talking in the locker room now that we are among the top four, in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. I think we have seven games in the Premier League. We must forget everything and focus on the fact that we have before us a mini-league that will start Wednesday in our new stadium and that must be a big boost for everyone. It's in our hands to be in the top four for next season.
Then, do not justify defeat or put an excuse. It is only under all circumstances that seven circumstances are contested in the Premier League in this position, arguing with teams like Manchester City and Liverpool or Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United and located in the center. I think players deserve a huge credit with all the circumstances.
Yes, disappointed of course, so disappointed after Southampton, critical but today I can not say anything. I think we bounced back. The second half was the way we want to play and that feeling that you need if you want to be a real competitor. I am so happy on this side but on the other hand I am so disappointed because you want to win. You do not want to lose and because I think we deserve a little more. But by playing this way you will be rewarded for football.
Did you feel that the winning goal was an individual error?
It was not luck. Still no luck. Many situations that occur in an action. Football is about being right in many actions. This is football. You agree that sometimes things happen, as an offensive player misses an opportunity, as a midfielder misses a pbad, a center back sometimes defends well and sometimes the goalkeeper you know, is football and you must accept it.
You know that I was so disappointed after Southampton because we misrepresented our arrogance. Today is the arrogance that I want to see in the team, as in the second period with our superiority. We laugh a bit because over 100 million pounds on two midfielders, Keita and Fabinho, on the bench, and you play, you are better and you dominate.
I think our players deserve a lot of credit, but I do not want to criticize or create a problem. It's only that the circumstances of Tottenham this season must be the moment when someone wants to give an opinion on the team or the club, so always put it under the circumstances. Not only to judge Tottenham because you see them playing or their position in the table, that's all the case after two years spent playing at Wembley. Moving from one stadium to another, now moving.
I think my players are heroes and deserve a lot of credit. I will always be what will happen until the end of the season and I will be happy and always for me, they will be heroes because for me the circumstances are so difficult. We act and fight against everything to be competitive. I think in the last few years we are very competitive.
What was the change for you in the second half?
We changed shape after the first half when we conceded. You always have a plan in mind and it does not always work. The most important thing is that when it does not work, you have the ability to always find a different way. I think the team has the ability and the flexibility to change, to change the shape and the positions on the field in offensive and defensive situations. Always keeping the same philosophy. It's the most important thing, having a different plan to play.
Of course, in the second half, we changed positions and form, we started to build better and for Liverpool, it was difficult to read the situation defensive line and then we started to play forward and dominate the game and create chances.
Liverpool could not read it, but of course, they have quality players who can score goals. That's why Liverpool is there because they have incredible quality.
But I'm so happy in the way we handled the game, of course, so disappointed because we eventually lost, but you know, I think the game was more for us and we dominated them. We must be happy and keep that emotion. It's the most important thing for me. Of course, congratulate them because they've won and that ultimately, most importantly, these are the three points and that's on their side. For us, perhaps we are now competing at another level and we must be happy because this performance has made us believe that we are on the right track.
Jurgen Klopp spoke of luck, do you believe that is the fate of these late goals?
In football, sometimes, you deserve to win, as for us today, but you do not win. Sometimes, in another game, it happens the same way, we won but we may not deserve too much, but it's football. You know that it's impossible for Liverpool to play in every game and not only to win the game, but to play the same way. It's so hard.
The pressure to play to win the title. Of course, sometimes you can not keep the performance the way you want. They deserve a lot of credit. The manager Jurgen does a fantastic job and wants the best for the future. Of course, it will be hard, Liverpool and City, to fight for the title. The Premier League is so exciting.
It's a shame we did not fight there either. We were, but in the last few weeks we have started to find our reality, our place. Disappointed but knowing and realistic. We must be happy. We have a mini league now. Seven games and it's in our hands to be among the top four and the Champions League next season. We are still in the quarter-finals and we are going to fight against Manchester City to try to qualify for the semi-finals.
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